Cleared Senior​/Principal Electrical Engineer - Advanced & Exploratory Systems, Onsite

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The Future Nuclear Deterrent Systems Engineering department, Org 0231, is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineer to help execute a Rapid System Integration project under the 00200‑led initiative utilizing Sandia designed and developed advanced reentry vehicles. This role offers an opportunity to work in a high‑energy environment. You will be at the forefront of a mission to seamlessly incorporate a cutting‑edge system prototype within incredibly tight deadlines.

On any given day you may be called on to:

• Demonstrate new ways of design, build, and test to increase Sandia’s and the Weapons Complex’s readiness to meet urgent system needs.
• Design flight electronics, wire harnesses and cables, high‑speed circuits, and electronics.
• Work with firmware and embedded software engineers to verify electronic hardware designs.
• Work in collaboration with mechanical, system, and qualification engineers to meet harsh environmental test requirements.
• Support environmental testing activities of component designs.
• Support avionics component system integration activities at the next level in support of all‑up‑round system delivery.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$117,500 - $235,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Active DOE Q level security clearance or equivalent

The ideal R&D S&E Electrical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Direct experience designing nuclear weapon electronics.
• Demonstrated practice of circuit modeling/analysis, circuit testing, or circuit‑device integration in electrical design.
• Component and/or System‑level design trades experience.
• Familiarity with serial or Mil‑Std digital interface communication standards.
• Electronic circuit verification via simulation.
• Knowledge of and user‑experience with computer aided circuit‑electrical design, printed circuit board layout, manufacturing, and testing.
• Experience with nuclear weapon qualification
• Knowledge of the Nuclear Weapons qualification…